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Tag: Leeds Revolutionary Feminist Group

Unfinished Business: Women and the Politics of Language (The Language of Politics)

This article by Librarian Antony Ramm forms part of our series to mark the launch of the British Library’s Unfinished Business exhibition. Leeds Central Library is hosting a virtual version featuring inspirational local women past and present, events that have shaped the experience of women in the city and items from our special collections that…

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